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Vermont is the only state that consistently appoints cartoonist laureates as a ceremonial position that promotes the art of cartooning.

Cabinet-level officials from the U.S. and China met for the first time since Biden took office, amid increasingly acrimonious and fraught relations between the world's two largest economies.

The Senate voted with a bipartisan majority to advance a key piece of President Biden's agenda, approving a $1 trillion infrastructure bill. Is it a sign that Washington may become functional again?

At the Sunday night ceremony, The Martian won for best motion picture, comedy, while The Revenant won in the drama category. Here is the full list of winners — and the fellow nominees they beat out.

Back in 1987, Nancy Cartwright made a risky, last-minute decision during an audition: Instead of trying out for the part of mild-mannered Lisa Simpson, she went for the role of rebellious Bart.

Allegations of sexual misconduct against Mario Batali have highlighted abuse in restaurants, but many people who have worked in kitchens say the industry's problem goes far beyond celebrities.

Hospitalizations in New York City, the original heart of the pandemic in early 2020, are growing exponentially because of omicron, and have now surpassed last winter's peak.

The omicron wave in the U.S. will likely continue to the end of January, then start to recede rapidly. Former advisers to President Biden say a new strategy is needed to help the U.S. live with COVID.

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Associated Press reporter Michael Balsamo about the wife of a jailed Mexican drug lord, who was arrested on charges of conspiracy to distribute drugs in the U.S.

Employers from Macy's to United Airlines are having to adjust after skyrocketing omicron COVID cases have led large numbers of workers to call out sick.